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reel mills as ordinarily built, the reel shafts have-,.beenprovidedwithpermanently fixed bearing supports, making'it quite diflicult totake the "reels out of the gear while the machiner was running -Q;

j The lobjectof this: invention is tofprovidc novel meansforQdiscon-necting the "reels from their driving mechanism to p'errnitthe V removal of the ;reels, which means more specifically; comprisesY a; movable bearing support fo'r one end of each reel] shaft, wherebythereel gear may 'b0'fdisco1inected from its driving gear, means beingprovided for holding the bearing support in its different positionsg i VA practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings,inwhich' v. I

Fig. 1 represents adetail end view of a reel mill with myflimpro'vementapplied thereto. 1 Fig. 2 represents a detail front view.

V Fig. ig-rep'resents a section taken in the plane of the line III-IIIof Fig. 2 with the parts in the positions they assume when the reelgears havebeen disconnected from their driving gears. i.

Fig. 4 represents a detail plan view of oneofthe movable-bearingsupports.

: Fig. .5 representfsfa detail side viewof the same. i i

Fig; '6 representsa detail vertical section on an enlarged scale,showing the means for vertically adjusting the hinged connection betweenthe Ymovable bearing support and the end frame. r. I

' The end frame of the wheel mill is denoted by 1. The upper, reel shaftisdenoted by 2 and itsfend adjacent to the frame 1 is suitably mountedin a vertically movable support 3, hinged to the, endframe. In

the present instance the inner end of the movable'bearing support ispivoted on a stud 4, carried by a bracket 5 which is ver= ticallyadjustable along the end frame 1 by providing the bracket with screwstuds 6 which pass through vertically elongated slots 7 in the endframe; The outer end of this upper movable bearingsupport is providedwith a handle 8 to whichis pivoted a latch 9, the nose 10 of which isarranged to be brought into engagement with either one of two notches11, 12, in the end frame.

The end'of the upper reel shaft 2 opposite to the end that is supportedin the movable bearing support is huitably im ount e'd 1n apermanentlyfixed bearing support (n t shown herein) This upper reel; shaft 2 isprovided with s et: h meshe wi e s r; ef hedr vilig' e ha mlw en h beasupport 3"1s;1 wered to bring the nosef10 of the la tch j9 intotheiilotch 12, in the end frame. The bearing support 3' maybe swungfupits driving gear 14 and the parts may be supported in this position bycausing the nose 10 ofthe-latch 9 to'enter the notchll' in-the endframe.

,The end of t e; lower reel shaft 15 cent to the end jfr'ame l ismounted in the bearing support '16, wh ch bearing support isquitesimilar' to thebearing support 3,

already described; I This .bearing support 16 is pivoted on a s'tud 17,,carried byga vertically adjustable brack'et 18. The outer end ofthisbearingsupport 16 is provided with a handle 1 9 to which is pivotedlalatch 20, the nose21 of which is arranged to enter one of two notches22,]23jin the end frame 1. V The lower reel shaft 15 ,is pro- 'videdwith a gear 24: which meshes with the gear 25 of the driving mechanism.

To disconnect the gear 24 from its drivv 6, W r lv t l l c n ect h freelg a from in "car 25, the latch20 is manipulatedto release the nose 21from thenotch 22 and the bearing support {16' is lowered andthe nose. 21of the latch'20 isbrought into engagementawith the notch 23 to hold theparts in this position. 1 I

- From the above description. it 'willL'be seen that I have provided avery simple means for. disconnecting the reel shafts from their drivingmechanism while I the machine is i nj operation, thus facilitating theremoval of'the reels from themachine. It is evident that various'changes.may be resorted to in the construction, form and arrangement of theseveral parts without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention, hence I do not wish to be limited to the particularembodiment herein shown and described, but what I clalm is g 1. An endframe, a reel shaft, a reel gear mounted thereon, a driving gear meshlngwiththe reel gear, and a support provided with an open bearing forreceiving the end of the reel shaft adjacent the reel gear, sald supportbeing carried by the end frame and an open bearing for receiving the endof the reel shaft adjacent the reel gear, said support being carried bythe end frame and movable tddisconnect the reelgear from its drivinggear, and means arranged to coact,

with the movable support and end frame for holding the support indifferent POSlllOllS.

3. An and frame, a reel shaft, a reel gear mounted thereon, adrivinggear meshing with the reel gear, and avertically swing ingsupport provided with. an open hearing for receiving the end of the reelshaft adjacent the reel gear, said support being can ried by the endframe andmovahle to-disconnect the reel gear from its driving gear.

4L An end frame, a reel shaft, a, reel gear mounted thereon, a drivinggear meshing with the reel gear, a vertically swinging sup port providedwith an open hearing for receivingthe end of the reel shaft adjacent thereel gear,said support being carried by the end franie and movable todisconnert the reel gear from" its driving gear, and means arranged tocoact' with the movable support and end frame for holding the support indifferent positions. V

5. Anend frame, a, reel shaft, :1 reel gear moi'uited thereon, a drivinggear meshing with the, reel geanand a horizontally 'disposed supportprovided with an open hearing for receiving the end of the reel shaftadjacent the reel gear, said support having its inner end pivoted to theend frame and movable arcuately in a vertical direction: to disconnectthe reel gear from its driving gear.

(3. Anend frame, a reel shaft. a reel gear mounted thereon, a] drivinggear meshing with the reel gear, a horizontally disposed supportprovided with an open bearing for receiving the endof the reel shaftadjacent the reel gear, said support having its inner end pivoted to theend frame and movable arcuately in a vertical direction to disconnectthe reel gear from its driving gear, and means arranged to, coact withthe movable support and end frame for holding the support in, differentpositions.

7. An end frame, a pair of reels arranged substantially in vertlcalalinement, their driving mechanism, and means carried by said end frameandoperahle in, opposite directions to disconnect the reels from theirdriving mechanism. i

S. An end frame, a pair of reels arranged substantially in verticalalinement, their gears. driving gears meshing with the reelgears,andmeans carried by end frame and operahh inopposite directions todis connect tlie reel gears from their driving gears. v v

9. An end ;tranie,a pair of reel shafts, reel gears, driving gearsmeshing wlth the reel gears, and bearing supports for the ends of thereel shafts adjacent thereel gi-iars, said supportsbeing carried by saidend frame and movable in opposite directions to disconnect the reelgears from their driving gears.

10. An end frame, a pair of reel shafts,

reel gears, driving gearsmeshing with the reel gears, bearing supportsfor the ends of the reel shafts adjacent the reel gears, said support-sbeing carried by said end frame and movable inopposite diroctimis'todisconnect: the reel gears from their driving gears, and means forholding the n'iovahle sul iiports in their different positions, a

11. An end frame. upper and lower reel shafts, reel gears, driving gearsmeshing with the reel gears, and supports for corresponding ends of thereel shafts hinged to the end frame, the upper support being" movableupwardly and the lower support being movable downwardly, to disconnectthe reel gears from their driving gears,

19. An end frame, upper and lower reel shafts, reel gears, driving gearsmeshing with the reel gears, supports for corresponding ends of the reelshafts hingedto theend frame, the upper support heing u'iovable upwardlyand the lower support being movahle downwardly, to disconnect the reelgems from their driving gears, and, latch connection betweenthe movablesupports and end framefor holding theinovable supports in theirdifferent positions.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name this 4th day of October, 1922.

BE T CHASE-

